Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
Loading next page...
/lp/brill/analyzing-the-professions-the-case-for-the-neo-weberian-approach-TtNBnMQ2qO
References
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 1569-1322
- eISSN
- 1569-1330
- DOI
- 10.1163/156913310X522624
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This paper makes the case for the neo-Weberian approach for analyzing the professions. It starts by reviewing the difficulties of other main approaches to the sociology of professions ‐ including the trait approach, functionalism, interactionism, Marxism and Foucauldianism. It is argued that the issues they pose are largely addressed by the neo-Weberian approach, the key features of which are outlined and illustrated with reference to the pivotal case of health care. The neo-Weberian approach itself is then critically evaluated. The paper concludes that, despite the recent emergence of a broader approach to analyzing occupational groups centred on the discourse of professionalism, the neo-Weberian approach remains the most incisive and empirically fruitful perspective on the sociology of professions.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
Journal
Comparative Sociology – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2010
Keywords: neo-Weberian approach; professions